We ARE All Connected

July 26, 2011

I found this new PSA for the WWF thanks to @LisaBorden on Twitter tonight. It is so simple and beautifully done I had to share. Hope you find it powerful too.

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Rambling At The Ramble

July 5, 2011

Ramble*  –  intransitive verb   (a) : to move aimlessly from place to place  (b) : to explore idly : to talk or write in a desultory or long-winded wandering fashion : to grow or extend irregularly The summer of awesome is officially off to a smashing start thanks to visitors.  One of the many reasons I love [...]

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‘Green’ Fascinator & The Royals

June 30, 2011

Today Their Royal Highnesses, The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge (Wills & Kate, as I like to refer) arrive today in Ottawa at 2pm for their first joint tour of Canada.  The newlyweds will celebrate Canada Day in our nation’s capital. It will be easier to stalk attend Royal events around the city thanks to [...]

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Are You Prepared?

June 29, 2011

“The best protection in any emergency is knowing what to do.”  ~ City of Ottawa Emergency Preparedness site Last night we had a wicked, but short storm in Ottawa.  It blew in quickly during the dinner hour. Dark clouds and gusts of wind brought heavy rain.  As we cleared the dinner dishes and tidied the kitchen, [...]

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Garage Sale Dud

June 20, 2011

Hubby:  Um…you know that great deal you found at the garage sale?  The realistic owl? The one you said would solve our bird-grapevine-pooping-on-patio furniture problems? Me:  Yeah.  What about it? Hubby:  Well, you had better come see this. Walking over to the window. Me:  Oh noooo!!!  Hubby:  I don’t think it’s working. (laughing)  Looks like [...]

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Awesome

June 19, 2011

  One word popped up three times Saturday morning. It was the strangest thing. My sister in law would tell me it is the universe sending me a message.  You know, I think she might be right. Saturday morning I took advantage of a quiet house and woke early to catch up on some my [...]

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Non-stick Schtick

June 15, 2011

I recently cleaned out my inbox and found a press release from a PR company asking me to promote their non-stick cookware and healthy cooking campaign.  While I will not be doing so, the email inspired this post. Here is why I do not own non-stick cookware and bakeware…  The chemical used to manufacture non-stick cookware PFOA (perfluorooctanoic acid) is [...]

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Tuesday Tidbits

May 31, 2011

Thought I would share a few tidbits from today’s news that made me go “hmmm”. 1.  World Health Organization has changed its wording about cell phone usage.  Until recently, the WHO stated that studies did not show there were adverse health effects from mobile phone use.  That was until Tuesday in Lyons, France when 31 scientists from [...]

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